Dr. Charles David Spivak : a Jewish immigrant and the American tuberculosis movement / Jeanne E. Abrams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951-

Series:

Timberline books.

Timberline Books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spivak, C. D. (Charles D.), 1861-1927.

Spivak, C. D.

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.).

Jewish physicians--United States--Biography.

Jewish physicians.

Jews, Russian--United States--Biography.

Jews, Russian.

Tuberculosis--United States--History.

Tuberculosis.

Physical Description:

xi, 226 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : University Press of Colorado, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Part biography, part medical history, and part study of Jewish life in turn-of-the-century America, Jeanne Abrams's book tells the story of Dr. Charles David Spivak - a Jewish immigrant from Russia who became one of the leaders of the American Tuberculosis Movement. Born in Russia in 1861, Spivak immigrated to the United States in 1882 and received his medical degree from Philadelphia's Jefferson Medical College by 1890. In 1896, his wife's poor health brought them to Colorado. Determined to find a cure, Spivak became one of the most charismatic and well-known leaders in the American Tuberculosis Movement. His role as director of Denver's Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society sanatorium allowed his personal philosophies to strongly influence policies. His unique blend of Yiddishkeit, socialism, and secularism - along with his belief in treating the "whole" patient - became a model for integrating medical, social, and rehabilitation services that was copied across the country. Not only a national leader in the crusade against tuberculosis but also a luminary in the American Jewish community, Dr. Charles Spivak was a physician, humanitarian, writer, linguist, journalist, administrator, social worker, ethnic broker, and medical, public health, and social crusader. Abrams's biography will be a welcome addition to anyone interested in the history of medicine, Jewish life in America, or Colorado history.

Contents:

Introduction

Out of Russia

The Philadelphia story

Heading west to "chase the cure"

The genesis of the JCRS : creating a new type of tb institution

Becoming a westerner

Overseas mission to the European front and the final years

Conclusion : the Spivak legacy.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780870819735

0870819739

OCLC:

463430936